Publication Date
Fourteenth century AH / twentieth century AD
Publication Place
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National Museum of Oman
Subject
silver
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول : 3 سم ، العرض : 4,3 سم ، الوزن : 6,8 غرام
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
2012,866
Record ID
object;EPM;on;Mus21;20;ar
Library Location
National Museum of Oman
Date
Fourteenth century AH / twentieth century AD
Notes
Squares, rectangles, rhombuses, and their triangle components are widely used as elements of Omani design, and can easily be implemented as simple shapes of straight and overlapping lines. Therefore, these shapes are most prominent on solid materials, such as stones, bones, metals, and wood. These shapes in wood are usually multi-faceted, and it is a technique that makes the engraving eye-catching through the interplay of light and shadow. Angular patterns also appear in textile industries and basket making. The methods of making them depend on the use of straight elements, and the reliance on these designs is evident in the different shapes of necklaces for memorizing the Qur’an (brooches), and these designs also appear in square rings and diamond-shaped decorative pins.
Sample Text
"Fork (brooch)" within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;on;Mus21;20;ar
